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Yep, I think I will stay with Linux

Windows 10 also marks a potential milestone in a change of direction for a company that has built a $170 billion empire by selling software. In Windows 10, the business model of Microsoft's future is laid bare. In short: It's all about data.

At this point, Microsoft's operating system ships with a lot of services that users are already familiar with and dependent upon (e.g., OneNote, Outlook, Word, Excel). Windows 10 makes it clear that anything you do in these apps can (and likely will) be scanned, parsed, and sold to advertisers. Your emails, messages and documents -- nothing is off limits.

Sure, Google has already won hands-down in the search business on the Internet. But Microsoft still owns the desktop in both professional and personal environments. That reach could be over 150 million users, a number that includes the majority of web users and then some. In other words, the company is building an ad business of epic proportions off its existing user base.

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misterlarry wrote:I will not be installing Windows 10 ever. Windows 10 is a key/data logger that lets Microsoft know absolutely everything that you ever do with your computer. They will be able to market this information to everyone including the government. It is the gateway to moving over to "Windows" which will no longer have any numbered versions because it will be a monthly subscription service. I'm going to start checking out Linux as an alternate operating system.

If you have the Windows 10 nagware (you will if you automatically update) on your computer, you can remove it by uninstalling Update KB3035583 and keep it from returning by updating manually going forward.

The HD on wife's MSI laptop crashed. I replaced it but couldnt reload Windows 7 from the MS website - it stated that though my code for Windows 7 Professional & Office was valid, I had to download Windows 7 home edition from the MSI site.

Went to the MSI site and learned that it no longer supported my laptop. and I was out of luck.

Ive hated MS for years & decided that this was the last straw. I was faced with being extorted by MS once again, or taking the Linux plunge, I plunged! Best thing I could have done.

I downloaded Ubuntu 14.4 & Open Office...and although my dear wife is smart.....she aint real close to being a puter nerd. but she had very little problems making the change. (Ubuntu reminds me of Windows 3)

When my laptop fails, I intend to give MS the boot & go all Linux.